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STEAM | January 2016 - Out of cash, out of cache
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Everyone already have it from Humble Square Enix bundle.
lashman
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Well, I wasn't trying to call you or your game out specifically. I was really just thinking of the hundreds of games that get bundled and/or given away that already have cards that can't escape the $0.03 per card minimum threshold. Since creating Idle Master, I've talked with dozens of people who claim to have 100+ alt Steam accounts they use just to grind out cards from these types of free games or ones cheaper than the sales prices of the trading cards.
Obviously you can't go lower than $0.03 on the market, so there wouldn't be an issue with bottoming out the price of your cards. And if you're the developer and get that extra $0.01, you would essentially be making twice as much as anyone, though admittedly still not much. Sure it'd be a lot of work and almost assuredly not worth your time, but you could artificially inflate your game's ranking on SteamSpy while also earning $0.06 to $0.10 per account (depending on the number of cards your game has). Considering there are ways to automate that process and do it x1000 or more pretty easily, I guess I'm a bit surprised it's not common among the bundle-tier games to do just that.
My guess is there might be some verbiage in the contracts that would prevent them from doing that? Considering all the other "loopholes" that people exploit to get free stuff, I'm surprised this isn't one of them.
Kiru
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hey everyone, new in this thread 
only bought 3 games in the last Sale and actually already played all of them which is incredible in comparison to other Sales:
Downwell:
Only played it for a few minutes, but I am not really hooked yet even though it looked really interesting before.
I guess I kind of don't like the "death resets your progress completely" thing.
Probably should have known though, because I also gave up on Crypt of the Necrodancer for the same reason even though I love rhythm/music games.
Recettear:
Yes, I know, weird choice to buy it know, but I did it for research on a personal project and actually really enjoyed it.
Good mix of different genres, only complaint was that I didn't feel like a had enough time (or deep enough pockets) to explore when I wanted to or sell stuff when I felt like it.
Undertale:
Only 50 minutes in so will review it later
only bought 3 games in the last Sale and actually already played all of them which is incredible in comparison to other Sales:
Downwell:
Only played it for a few minutes, but I am not really hooked yet even though it looked really interesting before.
I guess I kind of don't like the "death resets your progress completely" thing.
Probably should have known though, because I also gave up on Crypt of the Necrodancer for the same reason even though I love rhythm/music games.
Recettear:
Yes, I know, weird choice to buy it know, but I did it for research on a personal project and actually really enjoyed it.
Good mix of different genres, only complaint was that I didn't feel like a had enough time (or deep enough pockets) to explore when I wanted to or sell stuff when I felt like it.
Undertale:
Only 50 minutes in so will review it later
I don't want to know. Maybe it's Milamber
Also it's called What's!? Under your blanket!?. Kind of strange tho.
Where can I see who won the Steam votes in past years?
And is Pinball FX2 the best pinball game on Steam? I currently got it (I think it is free) and I would love to try out the Marvel/Star Wars related tables.
XCOM: Enemy Within got robbed!
hey everyone, new in this thread
only bought 3 games in the last Sale and actually already played all of them which is incredible in comparison to other Sales:
Downwell:
Only played it for a few minutes, but I am not really hooked yet even though it looked really interesting before.
I guess I kind of don't like the "death resets your progress completely" thing.
Probably should have known though, because I also gave up on Crypt of the Necrodancer for the same reason even though I love rhythm/music games.
Recettear:
Yes, I know, weird choice to buy it know, but I did it for research on a personal project and actually really enjoyed it.
Good mix of different genres, only complaint was that I didn't feel like a had enough time (or deep enough pockets) to explore when I wanted to or sell stuff when I felt like it.
Undertale:
Only 50 minutes in so will review it later
Welcome to the madhouse
Recettear is not weird choice at all! It's a great game I and many other steamgafers recommend on constant basis.
Oh! I was so shocked it being called a weird choice, I kinda missed that point
meanness of kids these days
*shakes head*
He means it's weird to buy it after the sale is over, I presume.
Oh okay, it's the third year then. Rogue Legacy and Divinity: Original Sin I see, nice.
Oh man, this Final Fantasy XI game is giving me a headache. After more than 6 hours, I finally figure out the whole PlayOnline and Square Enix account registration thing, and the updating is finished. Then I proceed to finally play, and then it crashes to desktop, and now it won't even start up.
Just great. Maybe I should run it in Windows 7 compatibility mode.
Yup
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
At least Rogue Legacy beat Bioshock Infinite. That was a close one.
I just bought that! Does it really have leaderboards? Oh god, this will be fun
(I hit you with a friend request on Steam, it's pcdateixeira)
edit: also, do we have a steam group?
uncredited male
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Dying Light is technically the newest game I have played this year.
What I am trying to say is if you got a game you really want to do well in the GOTY voting maybe we can work something out.
What I am trying to say is if you got a game you really want to do well in the GOTY voting maybe we can work something out.
You should just vote for Dying Light. There are too many Bloodborne single votes, lets add some variety.
People were really proud of that vote at the time too.
It does have leaderboards. For the first level I have 10 friends on it, for the 9th only 1 is leftI just bought that! Does it really have leaderboards? Oh god, this will be fun
(I hit you with a friend request on Steam, it's pcdateixeira)
edit: also, do we have a steam group?
I don't think I got our friend request though :/
Dodged a fucking bullet with that one.
AbundantChoice
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So I picked up that Renowned Explorers: International Society game during the sale and... I really dig it! It's been able to break me out of my "all Warframe and HotS, all the time" lock.
Exploring the world reminds me a bit of Long Live the Queen, of all things. Once you have your party of 3 assembled with their various skills, most points on the map are encounters that are %-success based skill checks based on the skills you've acquired. Occasionally some map points result in a conflict, which is a very, very light hex-based strategy game where most of the fighting isn't actually "fighting", but trading insults, boasts, friendship offers, etc. Clever stuff. Then based on the successful encounters and conflicts and treasures and whatnot you find, you return home between expeditions to level up your gear, amass followers, spend your fame to increase your odds on the next expedition, etc.
It's a fun little gameplay loop. I wonder how much content there is though; I can imagine things getting a little same-y over time, even with the tons of different characters to play.
Exploring the world reminds me a bit of Long Live the Queen, of all things. Once you have your party of 3 assembled with their various skills, most points on the map are encounters that are %-success based skill checks based on the skills you've acquired. Occasionally some map points result in a conflict, which is a very, very light hex-based strategy game where most of the fighting isn't actually "fighting", but trading insults, boasts, friendship offers, etc. Clever stuff. Then based on the successful encounters and conflicts and treasures and whatnot you find, you return home between expeditions to level up your gear, amass followers, spend your fame to increase your odds on the next expedition, etc.
It's a fun little gameplay loop. I wonder how much content there is though; I can imagine things getting a little same-y over time, even with the tons of different characters to play.
That would be hilarious trying to justify Bioshock Infinite today
There are cool and creative things about binfinite. RL was an extremely cynical attempt to cash in on a fad.
Large Professor
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Rogue Legacy, Fez, Spelunky, Guacamelee, Gunpoint, The Swapper, Don't Starve, Valdis Story, Risk of Rain, Monaco, The Stanley Parable, Papers Please.. 2013 was truly an insane year for indies. I'm even going to say that imho 2015 pales in comparison (although I haven't played everyone's GOTY yet).
BasilZero
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That was limited time though
But the store page for the Alisha dlc is showing up as N/A
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
Rouge legacy is by far the worst of those games...
What was said a few posts above is true... RL above Spelunky is just wrong...
Actually bought it during the sale, just thought it was pretty random to buy it now
Wasn't really aware that a lot of people played it, but now that I think about it, I might have seen it here for the first time long ago
TheAutomator
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Rogue Legacy is one of the best indie games ive ever played
Come at me bros
Come at me bros
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
Indie or not, it's just not that good imo...
And games are games, doesn't matter if indie or quadruple A...
freshVeggie
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You guys on crack or what? Bioshock Infinite was and is a great game! And I played it on a PS3 and was very disappointed coming from Bioshock.
I'm still excited to get Infinite+DLC for cheap someday on PC to replay the main game and experience the DLC for the first time.
Y'all whack!
On that. I'm really loving my time with it. Hope there won't be any backtracking later on as I dislike that in games very much. Give me new ares!
I'm still excited to get Infinite+DLC for cheap someday on PC to replay the main game and experience the DLC for the first time.
Y'all whack!
Ha! What a funny way to get rid of the alien. But I'll keep him around. Dialing back difficulty was the best decision ever. It's still tense but it got also tedious to die constantly without manual save besides just too scary. Now I have actual fun and scares. So good.Wasn't there a mod that locked the alien away in a closet so you'd never actually have to confront it in the game? You should look into getting that
I know what you're going through right now though. I'm not big on horror games myself but a friend very kindly gifted me SOMA in the sale so I feel somewhat obligated to play through it. That's going to be interesting.
On that. I'm really loving my time with it. Hope there won't be any backtracking later on as I dislike that in games very much. Give me new ares!
So creepy
The best fire in a game I probably ever saw.
Spelunky is so good and that comes from somone not into 2D platformers at all. To be fair, I ought to give RL a second fair try but Spelunky just clicked much better with me.
Feels like ever since rise of most-common-denominator youtubers, there are more and more "joke" games. I am Bread, Goat Sim, the baby one and now this.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
TheLetdown
Member
It was a great year.
And I also haven't played Shower With Your Dad Simulator but it's up next for me.
It's the most fun game for most players. If you're a hardcore pinball player then you'll prefer pinball arcade as it's emulation of actual tables.
Some guy put together a Kickstarter project tracker. Seems only VNs right now. It's called StatBackr. Not sure the point when Kicktraq exists.
shortsFortallPeople
Banned
Shovel Knight was robbed
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
I really liked bioshock infinite... Never understood why it got so much hate *shrugs*
And Spelunky transcends Everything, probably the only perfect designed game besides tetris...
Yes I mean that
nah, that year Trails was robbed
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
Why is this even on Steam?
someguyinahat
Member
Really? I enjoyed it more than I did Guacamelee. I enjoyed it far more than I did Valdis Story (but that could be because I didn't git gud,) and The Stanley Parable is just barely a game.
Shovel Knight's biggest problem is that it's a bit too easy.
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